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Front derailleur
#1
I have a shimano components and when I am in my largest gear in the rear and try to shift to the middle gear in the front (it is a triple in the front) the chain misses the middle gear and goes to the smallest gear. What adjustments do I need to do to correct this?

Thank you for you help
J-romy
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#2
Do you know which model your Shimano gears are, there are quite a few, and are your gears indexed or friction shift?

In the meantime, this might help: http://bikeride.com/adjust-front-derailer
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#3
(07-29-2010, 10:54 PM)xerxes Wrote:  Do you know which model your Shimano gears are, there are quite a few, and are your gears indexed or friction shift?

In the meantime, this might help: http://bikeride.com/adjust-front-derailer

the gears are index and it is ultegra 6700
J-Romy
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#4
not sure but i think you should tighten the low adjustment screw clockwise (1/2 turn)

http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/SI_5LW0B_001/SI-5LW0B-001-00-ENG_v1_m56577569830696762.pdf
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#5
Tighten the cable adjuster a bit and see if that cures your problem.
The H & L screws are only for stopping the chain overshooting the big and small rings - not the middle.
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#6
(07-30-2010, 10:06 AM)cyclerUK Wrote:  Tighten the cable adjuster a bit and see if that cures your problem.
The H & L screws are only for stopping the chain overshooting the big and small rings - not the middle.

that fixed it
thank you
That fixed it
thank you
J-Romy
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